Vida Ognjenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вида Огњеновић, pronounced [ʋǐːda oɡɲěːnoʋitɕ]; born 14 August 1941) is a Serbian theater director, playwright, writer, drama professor and diplomat.
Vida Ognjenović Вида Огњеновић | |
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| Serbian Ambassador to Denmark | |
| In office 13 June 2011 – 22 February 2013 | |
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| Born | 14 August 1941 Dubočke Village, Nikšić, Italian-occupied Montenegro |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (2021–present) Democrats of Serbia (2021) Democratic Party (1990–1996; 2004–2020) Democratic Center (1996–2004) |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology |
Biography
editOgnjenović completed primary education in the town of Vrbas, before going to Sremski Karlovci for gymnasium studies and later got degrees in world literature at University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology and directing at The Faculty of Dramatic Arts.
In 1989, she was one of the founders of the Democratic Party, the first opposition party in Serbia. She was appointed Ambassador to Norway representing Serbia and Montenegro from 2001 until 2006. She served as the ambassador of Serbia to Denmark from 2007 until 2013.
Her drama "Jegor's road" was inspired by the story about Russian monk from Praskvica Monastery.[1]
She was one of the leading Parliamentary candidates of the Democratic Party in the January 2007 elections in Serbia.[citation needed] She was a vice-president of the Democratic Party.[citation needed]
Awards
editIn 2012, she was given the World Award of Humanism by the Ohrid Academy of Humanism.[2]
Works
edit- Šekspiromanija (1980),
- Strah od scenske rasprave (1980),
- Melanholične drame (1991),
- Kanjoš Macedonović (1993),
- Devojka modre kose (1993),
- Setne komedije (1994),
- Otrovno mleko maslačka (1994),
- Kuća mrtvih mirisa (1995),
- Stari sat (1996),
- Mileva Ajnštajn (1999),
- Jegorov put (2000),
- Najlepše pripovetke (2001),
- Drame I-III (2001–2002),
- Putovanje u putopis (2006),
- Preljubnici (2006),
- Don Krsto (2007),
- Nasuprot proročanstvu (2007),
- Prava adresa (2007),
- Nema više naivnih pitanja (2008),
- Posmatrač ptica (2010),
- Živi primeri (2012)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dozvalo je očevo ćutanje" (Press release). Pobjeda. 20 June 2004. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ Ristovski, Goce, ed. (2016). "Ohrid Academy of Humanism: World Prize of Humanism Winners" (PDF) (in Macedonian and English). Ohrid Academy of Humanism. Retrieved 9 January 2017.